The General Data Protect Regulation (GDPR) at a glance, a what-should-I-do guide.

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The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) promises the biggest shake up to European privacy laws for 20 years. It will apply in all European Member States from 25 May 2018. The GDPR will not only bring a step change in sanctions, with fines of up to 4% of annual worldwide turnover or €20 million, but will also change the way your customers and others expect you to handle their personal information.

Businesses based in the UK should continue to prepare for the GDPR, notwithstanding Brexit. It is likely that the rules in the GDPR will still be applied to the UK for the short to medium term. Moreover, if your business deals with individuals in the rest of EU, you will be caught by the extra-territorial provisions in the GDPR.

Similarly, if parts of your business are established in the rest of the EU, those establishments will be directly subject to the GDPR. This leaflet summarises the key changes under the GDPR, as well as offering a “to do” list to help you prepare for 2018. The changes needed to comply with the GDPR are significant, and you should start to prepare for them now.

We have compiled resources that explore this issue in more detail.

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